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Epidemiology ofAR
The prevalence of AR varies widely around the world [1] (Fig.20.3).
Rates vary between 2 and 40% of the popula­tion around the world, with prevalence in Europe varying between 20 and 40% [2]. The WHO esti­mates that 500million people in the world suffer from AR, making it the third most prevalent chronic disease in adults and the most prevalent chronic disease in children.
The prevalence of allergic disease in general has increased signicantly over the last century, particularly in the industrialised world, but the rea­sons for this are not entirely clear. The hygiene hypothesis suggests that reduced exposure to microbes in early life, and a genetic predisposition to atopy, has caused the immune system to become dysregulated with a consequent excess production of IgE and therefore expression of allergic symp­toms. Protection against parasitic infection (which
is the underlying reason for mammals to express IgE) may also be involved. Infestation with worms has a strong protective effect against developing allergy, probably by the production of blocking IgG antibodies and the release of helminth-pro­duced anti-inammatory chemicals that block cytokines such as IL33, which drive the inamma­tory process. Worm infestation remains very prev­alent in developing countries where there is generally a low burden of allergic disease.
Clearly, sensitisation also depends on expo­sure to a potential allergen. This varies around the world with countries near the equator having less seasonal variation in allergens, and cooler, damper countries having higher levels of expo­sure to indoor allergens. The physical size of the allergen also plays a role, with larger particles tending to be deposited in the nose and smaller ones penetrating into the lower respiratory tract.
AR has been subdivided into two main groups—intermittent AR (IAR) and persistent
Fig. 20.3 Map of prevalence of current symptoms of rhi­noconjunctivitis, 13- to 14-year age group. Symbols indi­cate prevalence categories of 20% (red stars), 10 to
<20% (yellow diamonds) and <10% (blue squares) (reproduced with permission from John Wiley and Sons)
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Intermittent symptoms
< 4 days/week
< 4 weeks/episode
Mild
Normal sleep Normal work and school Normal daily activity No disturbing symptoms
Fig. 20.4 ARIA classication of AR (reproduced with permission from Springer Nature)
AR (PER), and into mild or moderate/severe (Fig. 20.4) [3]. Approximately 75% of patients have a PER.
In Europe, the principal allergens causing IAR are tree pollen in the spring, grass pollen in sum­mer, and moulds and spores in the autumn. PER is caused by house dust mite (HDM) allergen and HDM faeces, cockroach and pet allergens (such as dog and cat), which are mainly enzymes in the dried saliva or urine in their fur. People may also be exposed to a variety of allergens because of their occupation. Food allergies have also become more common, but while they may have an effect
or
Moderate to severe (one or more points applicable)
activity is increased, leading to an increase in asthma symptoms. Patients with AR and asthma have twice the rate of requiring oral corticosteroids or urgent care for an exacerbation of their symp­toms than do asthmatic patients without AR [4].
There are also links with the effects of treat­ment. It seems that adequate treatment of nasal disease can reduce exacerbations of asthma requiring oral steroids or hospital admission, and in some cases of mild AR and asthma that treat­ment of the nose alone may allow good symptom control of asthma without inhaled steroids being required at all.
Persistent symptoms
≥ 4 days/week
weeks/episode
Disturbed sleep Problem at work and school Impairment of daily activity and sports Disturbing symptoms
on the nose, their principal symptoms will be in the gastrointestinal system.
Clinical Presentation: Symptoms andQuality ofLife
AR andAsthma
The diagnosis of AR rests on the history, nasal
The term ‘unied allergic airway’ refers to the underlying similarity of the mucosa of the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the reactions that occur when exposed to allergens. In patients with allergic asthma, 65% will have a symptomatic AR.In patients with AR, approximately 25% will have asthma. The inammatory mediators released in the nose have systemic as well as local effects.
The effect is also more marked because of reduced nasal function. Apart from ltering the air and reducing the quantity of allergen reaching the lungs, the nose also warms and humidies the air. If the nose is blocked and the patient breathes by mouth, these functions are lost; bronchial hyperre-
examination and diagnostic tests, but of these the history is usually the most useful.
The classic symptoms of AR are of cycling nasal blockage, clear nasal discharge, itching and sneez­ing. The vast majority of patients will complain of two or more of these symptoms. Although smell may be affected, this is not usually mentioned unless specically asked about, and most patients with AR retain at least some sense of smell. Secondary symptoms may also be noted such as itchy eyes, throat and ears and dry mouth and hali­tosis (due to mouth breathing). Sometimes patients may have a wheeze (particularly in peak allergen season) and this should be asked about specically.
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The nasal block is often variable, cycling from side to side. A xed block is more likely to be due to an anatomical abnormality such as septal devi­ation or nasal polyps. The discharge is usually clear and bilateral. Coloured discharge is more likely with an infective cause. When and where symptoms appear is crucial to making a diagno­sis. A patient may know that when they are near a cat, they become symptomatic, or that they have problems only in the summer suggesting a grass pollen allergy. Symptoms all year round with a blocked nose worse in the morning may suggest HDM as the underlying cause.
As shown in Fig.20.4, the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classication groups patients by their symptom duration and severity. If a patient has one or more of the symp­toms that affect quality of life (disturbed sleep, impairment of daily life and so on), then they are categorised as having moderate to severe disease and will be treated as such.
A more formal assessment of quality of life can be made with a variety of tools such as the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) (36- Item Short
Form Survey Instrument (SF- 36) | RAND) or
more specic questionnaires for patients with nasal disease such as the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ) (Qoltech-
Measurement of Health- Related Quality of Life & Asthma Control) or the 22-item Sinonasal
Outcome Test (SNOT-22) (SNOT22.pdf (canvasc.
ca)). These tests can be useful in clinical practice
to understand the wider problems patients may have and to document their response to treatment.
Endoscopic nasal examination should also be undertaken, but is often most useful in excluding pathologies other than AR. The classic visual description of AR is of congested inferior turbi­nates, which have a pink or bluish tinge, and a clear or slightly sticky mucus. Depending on dis­ease activity at the time of examination, these features may or may not be seen and their absence is not useful in the diagnosis. Endoscopy should exclude other causes such as nasal polyps, chronic infective rhinosinusitis or enlarged ade­noids. Signs of concern such as septal perforation and bleeding or crusting may suggest a vasculitis, and a unilateral mass that could be a tumour.
Examination of the mouth and eyes may show the secondary effects of nasal block (with mouth breathing or a dry mouth) and a history of asthma or wheeze should prompt respiratory investiga­tion as required.
Diagnostic Tests
The diagnosis of AR is made when the symptom complex ts the diagnosis and is conrmed by the presence (directly or indirectly) of specic IgE causing allergy. In practice, most patients in the community will be treated on the basis of a classic history and perhaps an anterior nasal examination without any diagnostic testing. Patients referred for ENT or allergy advice, how­ever, may have more severe or difcult to treat symptoms and for them diagnostic tests may be useful to allow more specic advice and treatment.
Skin prick tests (SPTs) are the mainstay of diagnosis. They are quick to perform and allow a rapid diagnosis but do need trained staff to per­form them. It is also possible then to advise the patient on avoidance measures and to check that they are using medications correctly. As a rapid screen the patient should be tested, at a mini­mum, against the most common allergens of grass pollen, dog, cat and HDM, as well as other possible allergens that are suggested by the his­tory (and a positive and negative prick test). This will pick up the vast majority of the allergens commonly found (Note: these may not be appro­priate as a screen outside Europe). Remember, the positive SPT must be correlated with the patient’s symptoms to be useful and if several are positive it may be that only one or two are clini­cally relevant.
The other commonly used test is to measure serum IgE levels. Commonly called a RAST (radioallergosorbent test), this is now more com­monly performed as a uoroenzymatic immuno­assay (FEIA). Elevated total IgE levels may indicate an underlying allergic process, but spe­cic IgE is needed to specify the allergen(s) involved. It is more expensive than an SPT but only requires a blood sample to be taken. This
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test may be useful if there are reasons why an SPT cannot be performed, such as a lack of trained staff, skin disease, patient anxiety or severe allergic reactions in the past.
Other tests that can be performed are usually not required but include CT scanning of the nose and paranasal sinuses if there is doubt about the ndings of the nasal examination or other con­cerns. Nasal airow can be roughly assessed by looking at the vapour pattern produced on a cold metal surface or tested more accurately by rhino­manometry, rhinospirometry or peak nasal inspi­ratory ow, and nasal anatomy with acoustic rhinometry. Nasal provocation tests measure symptoms following controlled allergen expo­sure, such as a reduction in nasal airow and an increase in sneezing and running. Nasal cytology may be used to assess inammatory cells in the nasal mucus, looking specically for eosinophils, which may suggest a non-allergic cause such as non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES). While these tests are all available, their use is limited in the diagnosis of most patients.
except the presence of rhinitis and a negative test for allergy. Patients should have nasal endoscopy performed to exclude physical abnormalities, chronic infection, tumour or nasal polyps as would happen for AR.Some tests, such as mea­surement of eosinophils in nasal mucus, may help but non-allergic rhinitis is often a diagnosis of exclusion.
Treatment ofAR (Including Immunotherapy)
The sites of action of the various drugs for man­aging AR are summarised in Fig.20.5.
The treatment of AR can be divided into a
hierarchy:
• Avoidance (or reduction of exposure)
• Symptomatic treatment
• Modication of the disease process
Avoidance
Dierential Diagnoses
Having taken a history, performed an examina­tion and had conrmation of positive tests for allergy, the diagnosis may be made with some condence. Occasionally, however, there may be some uncertainty and other diagnoses should be considered and excluded.
Non-allergic rhinitis may have a number of underlying causes. The commoner forms may be summarised as:
• Idiopathic rhinitis (vasomotor rhinitis)
• Non-allergic occupational rhinitis
• Hormonal rhinitis
• Drug-induced rhinitis
• Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syn-
drome (NARES)
• Chemical rhinitis
• Atrophic rhinitis
The history, symptoms and likelihood of exposure will often point toward a diagnosis but there is no specic test for non-allergic rhinitis,
Avoidance sounds like the ideal method of con­trolling symptoms but can be difcult to achieve in practice. If a specic allergen has been deter­mined, then it may be worth making an attempt to reduce exposure.
Tree and grass pollen, which is spread by the wind, is widespread in the appropriate season and can be difcult to avoid. Remaining indoors, or in a car with good air ltration, can help but may not always be possible. Changing clothes on returning home to reduce pollen exposure (or other allergens such as horse if the patient is a rider) can help, as can the use of a saline nasal spray or rinse to physically remove the allergen.
Pet allergens are persistent and will be wide­spread within a house. Obviously not having a pet reduces exposure but washing hands after contact and keeping dogs and cats out of the bed­room may be useful.
House dust mites are found in high levels in pillows and mattresses and an anti-allergen cover may be purchased to reduce levels. Switching curtains to blinds and carpets to hard ooring may also reduce numbers. Unfortunately,
Early phase reaction
antibodies
imation, etc.
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crosslinking
Binding
IgE
Mabs to IgE
Late phase reaction
Mast cell
Th2 cell
Degranulation
stabilizers
Release of
cytokines
(IL-3, IL-4,
IL-5, GM-CSF)
Corticosteroids
Mast cell
Eosinophil
activation and
recruitment
Antileukotrienes
LeukotrienesLeukotriene
Histamine
Antihistamines
eosinophil peroxidase monobasic protein eosinophil cationic protein cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, GM-CSF, etc.)
Humanised monoclonal
receptor
Histamine
receptor
vasodilatation vascular leakage smooth muscle spasm
mucosal edema epithelial damage leukocyte infiltration
sneezing rhinorrhea lacr
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Fig. 20.5 The sites of action of medications for managing AR (reproduced with permission from Elsevier, with minor addition)
although levels may be reduced using these meth­ods, the evidence that they have a signicant clinical effect is weak.
by appropriate pesticides and attention to damp within the home.
Symptomatic Treatment
The vast majority of patients with AR will be treated symptomatically, mostly with a combina­tion of topical corticosteroids and topical or oral antihistamines. The ARIA guideline for sug­gested treatment from 2008 [5] is summarised in Fig. 20.6, and a possible update using visual analogue scores (VAS) to assess symptom con­trol in Fig.20.7 [6].
Antihistamines
Second-generation, non-sedating oral antihis­tamines such as cetirizine and loratadine may be effective in controlling symptoms such as sneezing and itching. They have a rapid onset of
Cockroach and mould levels can be controlled
action and are safe for long-term use. They have no signicant effect on the symptom of block. More benet is usually found if they are taken before symptoms appear (i.e. for hay fever suf­ferers to start treatment before the appropriate pollen season begins and the patient becomes symptomatic).
Topical antihistamines such as azelastine (often combined in a spray with uticasone) have a rapid onset of action and the combined treat­ment is more effective than a nasal steroid alone.
Azelastine eyedrops may also help with itch­ing of the eyes.
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists (LTRA)
Montelukast is the main LTRA used in AR.
It blocks the effect of some leukotrienes that are synthesised after mast cell degranulation. Leukotrienes promote inammation and increase vascular permeability contributing to the symp­toms of blockage and running. Montelukast seems to have a clinical effect similar to lorata­dine but is less effective on block than a topical
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Mild
Not in preferred order oral H
blocker
1
or intranasal H and/or decongestant or LTRA*
-blocker
1
Moderate-
severe
Not in preferred order
blocker
oral H
1
or intranasal H and/or decongestant or intranasal CS or LTRA* (or chromone)
In persistent rhinitis
review the patient
If failure: step-up If improved: continue for 1 month
-blocker
1
after 2–4 weeks
Mild
Moderate-
severe
In preferred order
intranasal CS
blocker or LTRA*
H
1
Review the patient
after 2-4 wks
Improved
Step-down and continue treatment for >1 month
Add or increase
intranasal CS
dose
Failure
Review diagnosis
Review compliance
Query infections
or other causes
Rhinorrhea
add ipratropium
Allergen and irritant avoidance may be appropriate
If conjunctivitis
Add oral H1-blocker or intraocular H or intraocular cromone (or saline)
-blocker
1
Consider specific immunotherapy
Blockage
add
decongestant
or oral CS
(short term)
Failure
referral to specialist
Fig. 20.6 Recommendations of the ARIA update 2008 (CS corticosteroid, LTRA leukotriene receptor antagonist) (reproduced with permission from Elsevier)
steroid. Not all patients get a signicant response to LTRAs, but a trial of treatment can be worth­while for some.
Sodium Cromoglicate
Mast cell stabilisers such as chromones are now hardly used in the nose as the have a very limited clinical effect, but cromoglicate eyedrops may relieve allergic conjunctivitis.
Intranasal Glucocorticosteroids
Beclometasone, uticasone, triamcinolone and mometasone are some of the more commonly used intranasal corticosteroids.
They are used topically at the lowest neces­sary dose to limit the side effect prole. They reduce all the symptoms of AR, including blockage.
They work by inhibiting inammatory gene transcription in the cell nucleus (among other actions) and therefore take some time to have an effect.
Patients should be advised that the effect will not be immediate and that they may have to stay on treatment for signicant lengths of time as the drugs do not ‘cure’ the allergy but suppress it during allergen exposure. A side effect of epi­staxis is usually due to incorrect use of the spray
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b
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VAS < 5
Initiate treatment
VAS < 5
If symptomatic: continue treatment
If no symptoms: consider step down
VAS < 5
Re-assess VAS daily up to D3
Step up and Re-assess VAS daily up to D7
VAS < 5
VAS 5
Initiate treatment
VAS 5
VAS 5
Consider SIT
VAS 5
Step-up treatment
Re-assess VAS daily up to D7
Re-assess VAS daily up to D3
VAS < 5
If symptomatic: continue treatment
If no symptoms: consider step down
VAS 5
Fig. 20.7 Proposed update to the ARIA guideline, 2020. Step-up algorithm in untreated (a) and treated (b) patients using VAS to assess symptoms. ‘ANY’ means any one treatment selected from the adjacent box in the algorithm
marked rst line of the treating practitioner’s choice. Anti
H1 Oral antihistamine, INCS Intranasal corticosteroid, AZE Azelastine, SIT Specic immunotherapy (reproduced
with permission from Elsevier)
VAS < 5
VAS 5
Step up and
Re-assess VAS daily
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and patient education will usually allow resolu­tion of the problem.
Ipratropium
Topical ipratropium spray, an anticholinergic, can be added to treatment with a topical steroid if the patient complains of continuing rhinorrhoea. The dose can be titrated to the patient’s symptoms.
Monoclonal Antibodies
A variety of humanised monoclonal antibodies are now becoming available for the treatment of allergic disease and work in a variety of ways.
Omalizumab binds to circulating IgE, thus inhibiting it from binding to mast cells. This both prevents mast cell degranulation and also reduces cellular expression of IgE binding sites, therefore giving a longer mode of action. It is generally only used for patients with severe AR and asthma.
Mepolizumab, reslizumab and benralizumab block IL5 (or the IL5 receptor), thus preventing the function of this pro-inammatory cytokine.
Dupilumab targets the receptor for IL4 and IL13, again stopping the actions of these cyto­kines. These drugs are not widely used yet for the treatment of AR but it seems likely that targeted treatments for individual patients will become more commonly used in the future.
Surgery
There is a limited role for surgical intervention in AR. Occasionally, there are patients who have developed a xed hypertrophy of the nasal mucosa with a block that does not improve even with decongestion. Reduction of the bulk of the inferior turbinates may allow an improvement in nasal airow and a consequent increase in the ability of topical steroids to penetrate into the nasal cavities to control inammation.
to it. It is the only treatment known currently that can rebalance the disordered immune system in AR and modify the progression of allergic disease. The regular administration of an allergen, either subcutaneously (SCIT) or sublingually (SLIT), causes the production of regulatory T cells (Treg) that switch the immune response from the excess production of Th2 cells to a Th1 prole. There is also a production of IgG4 that acts as a blocking antibody-preventing IgE binding. Both these mechanisms result in a reduction of the allergic reaction following subsequent allergen exposure. After a 3-year course of treatment, patients should experience a long-lasting reduction in symptoms and a halt in disease progression. Efcacy rates vary between different trials, but most patients would expect to have a reduction in symptoms and medication use of approximately 30% [7].
Immunotherapy is generally only used for patients with more severe disease, which cannot be controlled by standard medication [8]. It does have a small risk of causing anaphylaxis and therefore should only be prescribed by a practi­tioner experienced in its use and with the neces­sary resuscitation facilities available.
SCIT is usually given in two phases: induc­tion, with a gradually increasing dose often given weekly, followed by a maintenance phase with injections every few weeks over a period not less than 3years.
SLIT may be made up as drops or soluble tab­lets and may not need an induction phase. The allergen given is taken up by antigen-presenting cells in the oral mucosa and then works in much the same way as SCIT, with a similar efcacy. Treatment should also be given over a 3-year period to give long-lasting tolerance and symp­tom control.
Modication oftheDisease Process
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy (sometimes termed desensitisa­tion) refers to a process whereby a patient devel­ops tolerance to an allergen and therefore no longer exhibits an allergic reaction when exposed
Children withAR
The term the atopic (or allergic) march refers to the progressive development of allergic symp­toms in childhood onwards. This starts with atopic dermatitis (allergic eczema) and may progress rst to short-lasting food allergy and then to allergic asthma and AR (Fig.20.8).
Incidence (%)
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The presence of eczema in a young child may predict further allergies developing in later life, but only in 30–50% of affected children, so the link between atopic dermatitis and other allergies is complex. Whether the epithelial breakdown in eczema allows sensitisation to allergens in indi­viduals predisposed to allergy, or whether the atopic march is a systemic dysfunction that mani­fests differently at different ages, is unclear.
Children will usually have several episodes of viral acute infective rhinitis in a year, and as one may immediately follow another, it can be difcult to differentiate from an ongoing AR.If there is itching and sneezing, or a seasonal or environmental difference, then allergy is more likely. A coloured nasal discharge means infec­tion is more likely, either an infective rhinitis or adenoiditis. Chronic infective rhinosinusitis is unusual in children. SPTs may help to give a diagnosis.
The treatment guidelines for children are sim­ilar to those for adults. Fluticasone can be used from 4 years; mometasone and triamcinolone from 6years. It is preferred not to use beclometa-
sone in younger children as it has a greater sys­temic bioavailability and may cause growth retardation in higher doses.
Treatment with immunotherapy is useful in children to reduce symptoms and to prevent the atopic march but its availability at present is unfortunately limited in many countries.
Areas ofControversy or Uncertainty
• What are the underlying causes of the increase
in allergic disease seen in the industrialised
world?
• Can we effectively change our environment to
reduce allergic disease?
• What is the role of parasitic infection in modi-
fying allergic disease?
• What combinations of treatment are best for
managing patients with AR and asthma?
• What will be the role for monoclonal antibod-
ies in AR?
• Should immunotherapy be more widely avail-
able, especially for children?
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Key Learning Points
• AR is a common disease that may have a sig­nicant impact on quality of life and is fre­quently poorly managed.
• AR is part of a systemic disease termed the unied allergic airway and is often associated with asthma.
• Diagnosis is based on correlating typical symptoms with tests for specic IgE (either SPTs or serum IgE).
• Contemporary management is with avoidance and antihistamines and topical steroids, but immunotherapy and humanised monoclonal antibodies may have increasing roles.
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